Undiplomatic Reflections – Stories from afar with Frank Wilson
Former diplomat Frank Wilson showed great bravery and skill , as a junior officer running the embassy during the fall of Saigon, organising the evacuation of Kiwis and relatives on the RNZAF Bristol freighter shuttle to Singapore. These were fraught times and some refugees, unable to obtain exit visas, were smuggled out in packing cases. This evening he reflects on matter – should be interestin